Welcome to week six of the 2,018 miles in 2018 Challenge!

And my birthday is in only 10 days!! This is a big one and I’ve been struggling internally with this milestone. I feel OLD! It is so weird how I still feel like a teenager on the insider, but am a middle aged woman on the outside. They say you are only as old as you feel, and I feel great, so I guess that should be all that matters. Although I wish my wrinkles and underage bags would stay the age I feel and not my chronological age, but I digress…

I felt great this week and got in a lot of miles. I was feeling strong and had a lot of energy. I made some tweaks to my diet, so this might be why. I had protein packed smoothie bowls almost every morning and spinach salads for lunch. I always underestimate the impact my diet has on my running.

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2,018 in 2018 Week 7 Update There is a perfect apex for running, in which you can run the perfect number of miles for maximum fitness and recovery. I’ve been on both sides of this apex; I’ve undertrained and overtrained. It’s difficult to know when you’ve crossed over that apex into the overtraining zone. It’s…